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Innate immunity of the liver microcirculation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21049273     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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The liver is a complex organ with a unique microcirculation and both synthetic and immune functions. Innate immune responses have been studied in response to single inflammatory mediators and several clinically relevant models of infection and injury. While standard histological techniques have been used in many models, the liver microcirculation is also amenable to in vivo examination using epifluorescent, confocal and transillumination intravital microscopy. These techniques have begun to clarify not only the molecular mechanisms but also the specific cell populations involved in the liver inflammation. In this review, we discuss the cells and mediators involved in hepatic innate immunity in simple and complex models of injury and infection, and present the view that the liver microcirculation utilizes non-classical pathways for leukocyte recruitment.
Authors:
Paulina M Kowalewska; Amanda L Patrick; Alison E Fox-Robichaud
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-10-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell and tissue research     Volume:  343     ISSN:  1432-0878     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Tissue Res.     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-04     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417625     Medline TA:  Cell Tissue Res     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  85-96     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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